238 Helpdesk Agent jobs in South Africa

About the Role

Black Bean, a growing IT company based in Cape Town CBD, is looking for a
Technical IT Helpdesk Agent
to join our dynamic team. We are seeking a motivated and proactive individual to provide
high-quality IT support
as part of our
helpdesk team
, with occasional on-site client visits. In this role, you will be responsible for managing
SLA and ad-hoc client support tickets
and assisting with IT projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide
  technical support
  to clients via helpdesk and on-site visits.
• Proactively maintain
  client systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Document
  client and company systems accurately.
• Engage with
  third-party suppliers and service providers
  for IT solutions.
• Conduct
  IT audits
  and recommend business improvements.
• Identify and implement
  solutions beyond break-fix support.
• Attend
  client meetings
  (onsite/remote) for IT coordination.
• Effectively prioritize tasks and work independently while following structured processes.
• Continuously improve
  technical knowledge
  and stay updated with industry trends.

Minimum Requirements

• Location
  : Must reside in
  Cape Town or surrounding areas
  and possess a
  valid driver's license.
• Experience
  : Minimum of
  3 years in a senior IT support role.
• Certifications
  : MCSE/MCP/Microsoft 365 certifications are highly desirable.
• Communication
  : Strong
  written and verbal communication skills
  in English.
• Professionalism
  : Well-presented, confident, and able to engage effectively with clients.
• Organizational Skills:
  Detail-oriented, diligent, and able to perform under pressure.
• Team Player
  : Ability to collaborate while also working independently.

Technical Expertise (Must-Have Skills)

• Windows Server Administration
  (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, SMB, File Server deployment).
• Server Hardware Management
  (Dell/HP troubleshooting, RAID, iDRAC, OS installations).
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
  (Veeam, Windows Server Backups).
• Networking & Security
  (TCP/IP, VLANs, routers, port forwarding, managed switches, firewalls – Cyberoam/Sophos, Fortigate).
• Windows Desktop & macOS Support
  (Advanced troubleshooting, hardware upgrades, system maintenance).
• Microsoft 365 Administration
  (Azure AD, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive).
• VoIP Systems Management.
• Remote Monitoring & Management
  (RMM) for proactive system monitoring.

Desirable Skills (Nice-to-Have)

• Microsoft 365 Migrations
  (Google Workspace, local exchange, Xneelo).
• DNS Administration
  (CNAME, A, MX, SPF record updates).
• Virtualization Technologies
  (VMWare, vSphere, Hyper-V).
• Experience with IT Management Tools
  (Autotask, IT Glue, Datto).
• Ubiquiti Networking Experience
  (Switches, APs).
• Sage Pastel Installation & Troubleshooting.
• Basic Understanding of Microsoft Project & Intune.

Why Join Black Bean?

At Black Bean, we're committed to fostering a
collaborative and growth-oriented environment
. We want our team members to
develop professionally
, stay engaged, and be continuously challenged. As part of our expanding company, you'll have the opportunity to
grow with us
and contribute to meaningful IT solutions for our clients.

If you're a passionate and skilled IT professional looking for an exciting new opportunity, we'd love to hear from you

How to Apply

Submit your application today If you don't hear from us within
three weeks
, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Description
iStore is the home of everything Apple, and Africa's largest Apple Premium Reseller. With a retail footprint of more than 30 physical and online stores across Africa that provide expert advice, Apple Authorised Repairs, Business, Education, training and technical support for anything and everything Apple.

The iStore Technical Support Technicians are a combination of technically strong individuals with great people skills.

Your role would be to provide technical support to the iStore customers, through trouble shooting, resolving technical issues and software support. You will also provide training and assistance to iStore customers when required as well as exceptional and professional quality support service.

You Need To Have

• Completed Matric and IT qualification (minimum A+/N+)
• Experience in Helpdesk/1st Line Support

The right person for this role is someone with

• Tenacity, that demonstrating enthusiasm and urgency, as well as striving for excellence, when it comes to achieving results and dealing with challenges
• Conflict Management, Managing complexity, disagreement, and conflict effectively and smoothly
• Situational Awareness, Understanding the situation, demonstrating the right attitude, and taking timely action
• Learning and Development, Open, motivated, and proactively seek learning and development opportunities

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Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role located in the Kya Sands, Randburg. The Customer Service Technical Support role involves providing exceptional customer support, ensuring customer satisfaction, managing phone etiquette, and delivering outstanding customer service experiences. Day-to-day tasks include responding to customer inquiries, resolving technical issues, and maintaining a high level of customer experience through effective communication and technical expertise.

Qualifications

• Excellent Phone Etiquette and ability to handle customer interactions professionally
• Strong focus on delivering a positive Customer Experience
• Technical knowledge is a must
• Basic electronics is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

About the Company:

At MobiLoud, we simplify mobile app creation for businesses of any size by using their website or web app as a foundation, providing a seamless user experience on phones. Our mission is to help customers save time, money, and effort while expanding their reach in a mobile-centric world. We offer a turnkey solution, combining our platform with a service, in order to simplify the entire mobile app creation process, from initial build to store submission and ongoing app updates.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a customer-oriented Technical Customer Support Specialist to join our team. The role is full-time, fully remote, with a flexible schedule but requires some time overlap with the EST work day for collaboration and occasional meetings. NOTE: this is a freelance/contract opportunity.

This role requires excellent communication skills, a keen eye for details, and the ability to manage multiple cases at once.

You will be responsible for providing general and technical support to our clients, as well as being involved in our app development process to deliver apps to clients as fast and efficiently as possible.

A background in agencies or web development or a company in the WordPress/Shopify space would be ideal. The ideal candidate has a good grasp of HTML & CSS and has no issues with making small visual changes to a client's website.

What's in it for you:

• Be part of a small but fast-growing, bootstrapped, and profitable startup working to scale and serve hundreds of customers
• Work alongside our Product Manager, Customer Success Manager, and our founder
• Opportunity for growth and professional development within the company
• Make a real impact on the success of the company and its customers

Skills and Requirements:

• Excellent native-level English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills
• Experience in customer support, preferably in a tech-related field
• Good knowledge of HTML & CSS - you're comfortable making small changes on a client site
• Familiarity with tools like Trello, Slack, and customer support platforms
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Tech-savvy and able to learn new software quickly
• Experience in mobile app development or web development is a plus

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide outstanding general and technical support to clients
• Manage support requests, provide updates, and ensure problems are resolved
• Collaborate with the team to address and escalate issues as needed
• Be involved in the app production process, including raising tickets for bugs and issues, checking on status with our team and testing apps to identify problems or confirm they've been fixed.
• Communicate effectively with customers to understand their problems and provide solution

Benefits & Perks:

• Retainer with opportunities for growth within the company
• Professional development opportunities and continuous learning
• A supportive and inclusive work environment

Location & Work Environment:

• This position is fully remote and primarily asynchronous, allowing you to work from anywhere
• Some availability in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) time zone is required for team meetings and collaboration
• We value work-life balance and strive to create a flexible and supportive work environment

• A technical qualification in a relevant field is a plus, but extensive practical experience is highly valued

• Proven, hands-on experience in the coatings industry.
• Advanced practical skill in spray painting and other coating application techniques.
• A thorough understanding of product mixing ratios, viscosity, and solids content.
• Proficiency in using metric measurements and technical tools to assess coating properties (e.g., wet/dry film thickness gauges, gloss meters).
• A strong eye for the aesthetics of coatings, including an ability to critically assess colour, gloss, texture, and identify defects.
• The ability to accurately understand and interpret customer and salesperson requests and translate them into technical actions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot application issues on-site.

• Accompany Business Development Managers and Key Account Managers to customer sites to provide expert technical support.
• Translate customer and sales team requests into practical technical solutions and product recommendations.
• Precisely prepare high-quality product samples for customer evaluation and for the showroom.
• Draft clear and accurate product specifications and technical data sheets for internal and external use.
• Assist the R&D team by testing new products and formulations, providing detailed, practical feedback on performance and usability.
• Proactively suggest improvements for existing products and application processes.
• Maintain the company showroom.
• Act as the key technical liaison between customers, the sales team, and our lab chemists, clearly communicating product-related issues and customer requirements.

• Manage the helpdesk and provide professional technical support to customers.
• Set up and update new customer systems.
• Maintain and update UNMS devices daily.
• Perform stock control and track field inventory.
• Record installations and repairs on Google Calendar/OneNote.
• Stay current with broadband technology developments.
• Conduct on-site service calls safely and responsibly.
• Maintain tools and equipment in good working condition.
• Provide clear instructions to customers on using routers and services.
• Test and troubleshoot equipment and infrastructure issues.
• Remove or replace equipment after service cancellations or changes.
• Conduct site surveys for potential customers.
• Follow health and safety regulations and conduct weekly tool talks.
• Collaborate with team members and assist management with ad hoc tasks.

• Valid drivers license.
• Proven experience in broadband, networking, or technical support.
• Good understanding of routers, wireless technology and internet systems.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Physically capable of climbing ladders and working in confined spaces.

Meet Ozow:

Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.

More about this Ozow fantastic position
Many support queries are of a technical nature and therefore as an Ozow support engineer you should have a good understanding of Ozow's system, programming languages, techniques, and concepts used. A key part of this role would be to assist external developers in their attempts to successfully integrate their respective systems with the Ozow system.

From a support technician to engineers' point of view, your role is to ensure that customers receive excellent and consistent service to a high standard and handle issues in an efficient and friendly manner. You need to ensure that you know the policies and SLAs that are in place and always adhere to them.

In the role of support, you are accountable for your own actions, representing the company in the best light possible by always demonstrating our core values. Ultimately, as a team we are all accountable to the customer as they use the services we offer.

You are an ideal candidate if you have:

• A proven minimum experience of 2-4 years as a Technical Support Agent
• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, Computer Science or relevant field
• Experience working with APIs and system integrations
• Experience in dealing with payment gateways is a nice to have (not a requirement)
• Experience troubleshooting logs and using dev tools such as Postman to identify root causes
• An ability to assist other engineering teams and merchants in their integration of our services
• The ability to work shifts and stand by as Our TSE team provides 24/7 support
• A good understanding of computer systems, mobile devices, and other technical products
• The ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
• Familiarity with remote desktop applications and help desk software
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• An ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with times of high demand
• The ability to provide step-by-step technical help, both written and verbal

Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.

In office perks

• Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
• Monthly team connects
• On-site Barista
• Birthday Leave

Perks for South African based employees

• Medical aid subsidy
• Group Risk Insurance
• Generous paid annual leave
• Birthday leave
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Mentorship programme
• Quarterly team building
• Community initiatives
• Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack

Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.

Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards

Ready to be exceptional? Apply now
Keen to know more?
Interested in joining our rocket ship?

To find out more about life at Ozow, head over to our Careers Page here

Hikvision
is the world's leading provider of innovative video surveillance products and solutions. Featuring the industry's strongest R&D workforce, Hikvision advances core technologies of audio and video encoding, video image processing, and related data storage, as well as forward-looking technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and deep learning. In addition to the video surveillance industry, Hikvision extends its reach to smart home tech, industrial automation, and automotive electronics industries to achieve its long-term vision. Since its establishment in 2001, Hikvision operates 46 regional subsidiaries all over the world to achieve a truly global presence and quickly achieved a leading worldwide market position in the security industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Possess in depth knowledge of security products and system;
2. Provide technical training to employees of clients to help them improve their level of technical;
3. Consulting or answering inquires of clients regarding Hikvision products and do troubleshooting to solve technical problems;
4. Responsible for technical support and introduce new product feature to clients;
5. Compile technical documents about products, technology and solutions of Hikvision;
6. Liaise with Field Sales/Service organizations and Engineering in gathering and documenting information on potential quality/performance issues. To include providing input/suggestions on possible corrective actions;
7. Liaise with sales staff, analysis of the practical needs of customers, provide a complete project plan;
8. Provide Hikvision Certificate training to clients;

To coordinate resources, provide technical support

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. Understanding Hikvision Products with Hikvision Certificate;
2. Minimum 5 years' of experience in equivalent position;
3. Experiences in technical support consulting in the field of CCTV system, Intercom, access control, alarm system etc.;
4. Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational skills;
5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Power Point);
6. Personal integrity and strong team spirit;
7. Independent work skills and strong in pressure resistance;
8. Understand the sense of responsibility, carefulness and coordination;
9. Decent adaptability to work in multicultural organizations.

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION

Salary: Market Related

Benefit: Cell phone allowance, Medical Aid, Travel Allowance, Life Insurance

Our customers rely on us to provide them with the software and services they need to create exceptional in-store experiences. What we provide allows retailers and suppliers in more than 90 countries to craft data-driven assortments and product layouts that drastically increase store performance. Our software users enjoy a wealth of capabilities and a comprehensive library of resources which are available on both our online learning platform and our  DotActiv searchable knowledgebase.

There are times when our software users need knowledgeable support from an empathetic technical support person - that's where you come in. As technical support your main duties would be as follows:

1. Analyse knowledgebase user engagement data and contribute helpful content to improve the customer experience.
2. Receive, analyse and manage customer support cases and provide meaningful solutions to ensure customer success. (new or existing knowledge base articles, remote support, scheduled training, troubleshooting and advice)
3. Provide customers with space planning advice that goes beyond mere technical support to ensure that they achieve their goals.
4. Analyse customer support cases to determine new features to be logged for development and deployment/ software errors to be logged for immediate fixing.
5. Since customers are creating plans which are dependent on accurate data you will be required to provide data analysis, processing and validation using excel and SQL. (A mandatory course for this will be a part of your onboarding).
6. Since many of our customers are in different time zones and we seek to provide them with exceptional support you will be subject to a rotational on-call schedule. Making yourself available for "On-call" time is remunerated over and above your monthly total cost to company salary.

You will be required to work remotely, with a monthly Cost to Company between R18 000 and R depending on your qualifications and experience), we're looking for someone to provide proactive customer support.

Who is DotActiv?

DotActiv provides category management software and services which enable retailers and suppliers to analyse their retail data and create data-driven assortments, planograms and floor plans. We're a passionate group of young people that want to be successful in everything we do. Our entire company is made up of +-70% of females while the average age is about 26 to 28 years old.

What does that mean for you?

Working in technical support at DotActiv, you would have the opportunity of engaging with top retail brands from all corners of the world every single day. The multiplicity of culture exposure is dramatic and can be both very challenging and rewarding. Our business is growing quickly which makes for a high-pressure environment.

Your colleagues will push you to be better because as a group we want to win out there in the market but they will also support you in a very sincere way.

What we will expect from you

A great attitude is what is most important. The next most important thing we will expect is an "always learning" mindset. Besides these critical ingredients, you will need to possess or in some instances be willing to acquire (with our help) the following skills and abilities: 

Education and Language:

• Any relevant IT certificates or qualifications would be advantageous.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
• An additional language will be advantageous, specifically Spanish, Portuguese, French or another widely spoken language.

Knowledge and Computer Skills

• Knowledge of the principles of customer service in relation to software products.
• DotActiv Enterprise software knowledge.
• Computer packages & systems currently in use by the company.
• Project management.
• Customer coaching & support.
• Competent use of job-specific in-house systems used by the company.
• Intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & deploy ability within Google Suite.
• Basic to Intermediate MS SQL or similar solution.
• Problem-solving (Trouble-shooting).
• Intermediate MS Operating Systems (Windows 10, 11, Server).
• Ability to test software for bugs and feature readiness.
• IIS/SSL Certificates.

Soft Skills

To thrive in this position, you will need to have the following soft skills:

• Ability to patiently support, educate and assist customers.
• Good oral & written communication skills.
• Excellent client relationship skills (Quality client engagement).
• High capacity to represent the brand.
• Ability to multitask & remain attentive in an often-busy environment.
• Be naturally calm and focused.
• Be versatile if participation in other types of activity is required.
• Team player (especially within a matrix project environment).

Character Traits

• Empathetic
• Able to deal with regular stress peaks
• Curious
• Positive and Upbeat
• Technician/ Problem solver at heart

What you can expect from DotActiv

Here's what you can expect from DotActiv as technical support:

• You'll receive a starting monthly Cost to Company salary of between R18k and R22k, depending on your qualifications and experience.
• You'll be working remotely and assisting customers remotely online.
• Your success is important to us so you can expect that we will invest significantly in your development (both internal and external training).
• The when and how of earning more is completely transparent - our job grading system is open to scrutiny because we believe in paying fairly and without favouritism.

We will offer you a developmental path specific to your circumstances, allowing you to grow your career with us.